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Discovering Yamaguchi Sake : A Taster’s Guide to Breweries, Culture, and Terrain.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rion, Jim.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rice wines--Japan--Yamaguchi-ken--Guidebooks.
- Rice wines.
- Yamaguchi-ken (Japan)--Guidebooks.
- Yamaguchi-ken (Japan).
- Genre:
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Discovering Yamaguchi Sake
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : Stone Bridge Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- This book is the first of its kind, a deep-dive into a single sake-producing region to highlight its delicious brews as well as the people, land, and culture behind them. Brewing in Yamaguchi -- in southern Honshu, Japan -- reflects the whole history of sake in Japan, from boom to bust to resurgence, and many of its brands, including the fabled Dassai, are now at izakaya and fine restaurants around the world. Expert Jim Rion takes us on a tour of all 23 Yamaguchi breweries to introduce the character of each and its brewmasters' best picks. Along the way he provides background on such topics as rice farmers, drinkware, brewing methods, and the controversy over sake "terroir" (does it exist?). An added bonus for travelers is a mini sightseeing guide to the region and its many delights. Illustrated with photographs and quick-reference sake labels.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Sake Terms and Classifications
- The Yamaguchi Sake Story
- The Beginning
- The Turmoil
- The Rise and Fall
- The Revolution
- Yamaguchi Terroir: Is There or Isn't There?
- The Sake Breweries and Their Communities
- Eastern Yamaguchi
- Iwakuni
- 1. Asahi Shuzo
- 2. Horie Sakaba
- 3. Murashige Shuzo
- 4. Sakai Shuzo
- 5. Yaoshin Shuzo
- Connections: Yamaguchi and Sake Rice
- Eastern / Central Yamaguchi
- Shunan
- 6. Hatsumomidi
- 7. Nakashimaya Shuzojo
- 8. Yamagata Honten
- Connections: Sake Shops and Bars
- Kudamatsu
- 9. Kinfundo Shuzo
- Central Yamaguchi
- Yamaguchi City
- 10. Kanemitsu Shuzo
- 11. Shintani Shuzo
- 12. Yamashiroya Shuzo
- Connections: Doburoku and the Roots of Sake
- Hofu
- 13. Takeuchi Shuzojo
- Western Yamaguchi
- Shimonoseki
- 14. Choshu Shuzo
- 15. Shimonoseki Shuzo
- San'yo-Onoda
- 16. Nagayama Shuzo
- Mine
- 17. Ohmine Shuzo
- Connections: Sake and Dining
- Ube
- 18. Nagayama Honke Shuzojo
- Northern Yamaguchi
- Abu/Hagi
- 19. Abu no Tsuru Shuzo
- 20. Iwasaki Shuzo
- 21. Nakamura Shuzo
- 22. Okazaki Shuzojo
- 23. Sumikawa Shuzojo
- 24. Yachiyo Shuzo
- Connections: Ceramic Artists
- Travel Information
- Visiting Yamaguchi
- Getting to Yamaguchi
- Getting Around Yamaguchi
- Places of Interest for the Traveler and Sake Lover
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781611729603
- 1611729602
- OCLC:
- 1369666338
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